Call for applications for the Anzisha Prize Fellowship program. Apply before 8 November 2024.
Call for applications for the Anzisha Prize Fellowship program. Apply before 8 November 2023.
The Anzisha Prize Fellowship program opened applications for young African entrepreneurs with businesses that have created job opportunities for youth in their communities. Through the program, successful applicants will be equipped with tools and resources to help them run successful businesses.
During the course of three years, the program will track the performance of the business and the entrepreneur. Businesses that demonstrate exceptional growth and initiative will be rewarded with benefits and services such as short courses, cloud services, and cash stipends. At the end of the second year, entrepreneurs will pitch their businesses for a chance to win their share of grand cash prizes valued at over $ 50,000.
The grand prizes are split into four categories:
- Job creation prize
- Revenue growth prize
- Storytelling prize
- Integrating systems and processes prize
The program is open to all young African entrepreneurs who fulfil the following criteria:
- Be between 15 and 22 years old with an ID document or passport to present as evidence.
- Be a national of an African country with a business based in Africa for African customers/beneficiaries
- Have an operational business
- Be a founding member or one of the founding members of the business
To apply, visit: Anzisha Prize Application
Do you have a solution with a significant positive impact on your community? Apply for Young Global Changemakers Recoupling Awards program funding before 31 October 2024.
Do you have a solution with a significant positive impact on your community? Apply for funding from the Young Global Changemakers Recoupling Awards program before 31 October 2024.
The Young Global Changemakers Recoupling Awards, a program that recognizes and supports youth entrepreneurs making a significant impact in their communities, invites applicants for its 2024 Award edition. The program aims to identify, celebrate, and empower young individuals whose projects foster social prosperity, directly support societies impacted by systemic inequities or climate change, and support the power shift towards citizens engaging in the civic space.
Interested applicants can apply to one of the following categories:
- Reimagine Business – To be eligible, your organization must be a viable social enterprise engaged in commercial activities with a positive social or ecological impact, aiming for financial self-sufficiency, and purposefully aligning business strategy with economic prosperity, social well-being, or environmental sustainability.
- Reimagine Social – Your project must align with a values-driven, not-for-profit mission, incorporate an operational strategy focused on social well-being and environmental sustainability, and be involved in one or more social or environmental activities.
- Climate Action Award – To be eligible, your project must follow a values-driven, not-for-profit mission addressing social or environmental concerns, focus on enhancing civic engagement and public participation, and implement a strategy that incorporates social well-being and environmental sustainability.
Applicants who qualify will receive various recognitions based on their respective eligibility criteria:
- All Eligible Applicants: Join the Young Global Changers Extended Circle, where they receive invitations to Global Solutions events, workshops, and more.
- Top 50 Applicants: Become the new members of the Young Global Changers community, with their projects showcased on the Global Solutions Initiative website.
- Top 15 Applicants: Receive a full scholarship to attend the Global Solutions Summit in Berlin, including the following benefits:
- Two full days of preparation, workshops, and coaching sessions (May 3-4, 2025).
- Free admission to the Global Solutions Summit 2025 (May 5-6, 2025).
- Opportunity to present their projects to an international jury and a global audience.
- Networking opportunities with leading figures from academia, business, politics, and civil society.
- Fully funded accommodation for the duration of the Summit and Prep-Days (May 2-7, 2025).
- Coverage of travel expenses to and from Berlin.
- Post-summit possibilities for further engagement as part of the global network of Young Global Changers.
- Category Winners: The winner of each category will receive a €2,500 prize and additional support for their project.
For more information and application details, visit 2025 YGC Recoupling Awards
Coaching Masterclass on Pitching and Negotiation Skills
Are you struggling to perfect your pitch while your peers secure investments? Apply for a Coaching Masterclass to scale your Pitching & Negotiation Skills.
The 6-week Coaching Masterclass is designed for entrepreneurs and founders ready to confidently pitch their ideas, negotiate better deals, and secure the funding and opportunities they deserve. The Masterclass will help you transform your communication and negotiation abilities.
Participants will receive the following benefits upon completion of the Masterclass:
- Master the Art of Pitching: Learn how to confidently present your ideas and craft compelling stories that leave a lasting impression on investors.
- Negotiate Better Deals: Acquire effective strategies to close deals successfully and secure favourable terms for scaling your business.
- Overcome Communication Fears: Build resilience and eliminate fears related to public speaking, negotiation, and difficult conversations.
- Access Expert Insights: Receive tailored feedback and industry-specific advice from seasoned professionals, including insights from seasoned expert Tony Inganji.
- Accelerate Your Business Growth: Develop the skills needed to attract investment and expand your business opportunities.
This Masterclass is ideal for:
- Entrepreneurs, Founders, and Public Figures: Ideal for those in leadership or executive roles or anyone looking to enhance their business communication skills.
- Commitment to Growth: Applicants must be willing to fully engage in the program and apply the skills learned to real-world scenarios.
- Desire for Investment and Opportunities: Applicants should have a clear goal of securing investment or improving negotiation outcomes.
For more information and application details, visit our website: www.bit.ly/exclusivepitchclass.
If you have any questions, please get in touch with us at inganjilife@gmail.com or call 0787069490.
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to leverage your communication skills to acquire funding for your business idea.
D-Prize Challenge 2025
Are you a start-up with a proven poverty intervention in need of funding? Apply for the D-Prize Challenge before 24 November 2024
D-Prize, a United States-based non-profit organisation, invites applicants for the D-Prize Challenge for social entrepreneurs with innovations to end poverty. Through the Challenge, D-Prize will identify effective interventions to support with seed funding of USD 20,000.
Interested participants should have innovations in at least one of the D-Prize focus areas, which include health, access to clean water, education, agriculture, livelihoods, energy and public services. Additionally, interested participants must fulfil the following to apply:
- Deliver an existing intervention with a need for high-risk capital that cannot be supported by your current revenue or donors
- Be operational for not more than 18 months and have raised no more than USD 30,000 in outside funding
- Application must be submitted in English (it does not have to be perfect, as long as it is enough to understand your idea)
For more information on the Challenge, visit Application Packet
To apply for the Challenge, visit: Application
Are you a woman with an innovative tech solution? Apply for funding from the Aurora Tech Award before 21 November 2024.
Are you a woman with an innovative tech solution? Apply for funding from the Aurora Tech Award before 21 November 2024.
The Aurora Tech Award, an annual global prize for women founders of tech startups, has opened its 2024 applications. The Award aims to recognize and celebrate the achievements of women entrepreneurs in the tech industry and to provide them with the resources and support they need to grow their businesses.
Interested applicants must meet the following criteria to apply:
- Be operational for less than five years
- Be founded or co-founded and led by a woman
- Have a working prototype or Most Viable Product (MVP)
- Fit in the investment limit of USD 4 million in funding, including seed round
Winners of the Aurora Tech Award will receive:
- A cash prize of $85,000 – financial support for the top 5 winners
- Access to a network of mentors and investors
- The opportunity to participate in a global accelerator program
- Increased visibility and recognition for their startup
To apply for the Award, visit: Application
Are you a woman-owned business in need of support? Apply for Promoting Women’s Economic Empowerment.
Are you a woman-owned business in need of support? Apply for Promoting Women’s Economic Empowerment.
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) invites women applicants for the “Promoting Women’s Economic Empowerment” project, part of the Ministry’s Special Initiative “Decent Work for a Just Transition”, implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft fir Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). The project aims to empower women in the private sector by empowering women-owned businesses, creating new jobs for women and improving their working conditions.
The project will offer women-owned businesses partnerships through “Integrated Development Partnerships with the Private Sector (iDDPs). GIZ will support eligible project ideas with in-kind contributions such as access to national and international experts, capacity-building support, and small-scale equipment/material purchases. The partner company is expected to match -in-kind or in cash – the value of resources invested into the project.
Interested applicants must fulfil the following:
- Company is majority-owned by a woman/women (at least 51%).
- Company must be profit-oriented and not engaged in business practices that are unsustainable or harmful to development outcomes.
- Company is privately owned and must be legally registered in Rwanda for at least two years.
- Preference will be given to labour-intensive sectors that can create more new jobs.
- Company must have sufficient financial and human resources to co-implement the project idea with GIZ with an annual revenue of at least 20,000 Euros in 2023.
Applicants should email an expression of interest in English to rwanda@invest-for-jobs.com by September 6, 2024. The subject line should be labelled “Expression of Interest for Partnerships with Women-Owned Companies”. The expression of interest must be in a concept note format.
Are you a deep tech startup in need of funding opportunities? Apply for Hello Tomorrow’s Global Challenge before September 22, 2024.
Are you a deep tech startup in need of funding opportunities? Apply for Hello Tomorrow’s Global Challenge before September 22, 2024.
Hello Tomorrow, a global deep-tech network, invites applicants to apply for the Global Challenge, a program uniquely designed to address the needs of early-stage deep-tech startups across all industries. Through this program, successful applicants will receive opportunities for equity-free funding, global visibility, and networking opportunities with key players in the deep tech ecosystem.
Interested deep tech startups should be involved in at least one of the 10 Global Challenge tracks:
- Aerospace
- Advanced Computing & Electronics
- Digital Health & Medical Devices
- Energy
- Environment & Biodiversity
- Food & Agriculture
- Industrial Biotech & New Materials
- Industry & Machines
- Medical Biotech & Pharmaceuticals
- Sustainable Construction & Infrastructure
Additionally, interested entrepreneurs should fulfil the following:
- Be in the early stage of development
- Be based on a new technology, scientific discovery or complex engineering process
- Have proof of concept or be in the process of producing one
- Have a team of at least 2 people
- Must not be a subsidiary or spin-off of an existing company
- Have a vision to develop an economically viable application on the market for 15 years
- Demonstrate potential to have a strong impact on the targeted industry, society or environment in general
For more information about the program, click here.
Do you have an innovative tech solution addressing education, agriculture or healthcare? Apply for funding and business development support from the FAST Accelerator program
Do you have an innovative tech solution addressing education, agriculture or healthcare? Apply for funding and business development support from the FAST Accelerator program
FAST Accelerator program, a global initiative created by Flapmax in partnership with Microsoft, invites applicants for the program’s second cohort, aimed at supporting the next generation of African innovators who are building solutions that address some of the continent’s most pressing challenges. The program is open to startups from all sectors, but there is a particular focus on startups using technology to improve healthcare, education, agriculture, and other key areas.
Successful applicants will receive the following benefits:
- Access to business development resources: The program provides startups access to a team of experienced business development professionals who can help them develop their go-to-market strategy, identify new customers, and raise funding.
- Access to technology integration resources: The program provides startups with access to Microsoft’s technology experts, who can help them integrate Microsoft’s cloud-based solutions into their businesses.
- Access to funding: The program allows startups to apply for funding from Microsoft and other investors.
- Access to a community of African innovators: The program allows startups to connect with other African innovators working to solve similar problems.
Interested must meet the following criteria to apply:
- Be based in Africa.
- Have a minimum viable product or prototype.
- Have a team of at least two people.
- Be passionate about solving problems in Africa.
To apply, visit: Applications
Are you a young entrepreneur with a digital solution? Apply for the WSA Young Innovators Award before 15 October 2024
Are you a young entrepreneur with a digital solution? Apply for the WSA Young Innovators Award before 15 October 2024
The World Summit Awards, a global awards initiative that promotes local digital innovation to improve societies, invites applicants to the Young Innovators Award. The Award is open to all entrepreneurs, companies, student groups or project teams, with at least one of the founding members and the majority of the team under the age of 26.
Successful applicants will receive the following benefits:
- Attend the 19th WSA Global Congress in Hyderabad, India
- Networking with likeminded people, including partners, investors and fellow impact entrepreneurs
- Participate in dialogue with thought leaders, innovators and stakeholders from a community that fosters collaboration over competition.
- Access to unique opportunities through the WSA’s global network
- Learn from specialists solving similar problems and transfer their learnings to the local ecosystem.
Interested applicants should submit short and precise applications in English with an easy-to-understand digital solution. To qualify, applicants must fulfil the following:
- Be a citizen of a UN member state
- Submission can contain mobile or web-based solutions, including applications, web pages, kiosk installations, SMS-based products, games and interactive productions
- Submission must be launched products
To learn more about the Award, visit the WSA Young Innovators Award
Apply for the African Social Innovation Fellowship before 4 August 2024
Apply for the African Social Innovation Fellowship before 4 August 2024
DO Take Action and DEAL Capital have opened applications for the African Social Innovation Fellowship (ASIF), a 6-month transformative program designed for young leaders across Sub-Saharan Africa. This fellowship equips participants with the skills, resources, and network needed to excel in their careers, access new opportunities, and become influential global leaders, ultimately shaping the future of their communities, countries, and the continent.
Successful applicants to the program will receive the following benefits:
- Access to project funding to support their community projects
- Access to professional development and leadership training to foster personal growth and career advancement
- Letters of recommendation upon completion of the program
- Access to 6 months of self-paced free masterclasses curated by industry leaders in international development and social entrepreneurship
- Networking opportunities with global leaders and changemakers from Africa
Interested applicants should fulfil the following to apply:
- Be between 18-35 years old
- Must be from a Sub-Saharan African country
- Must be prepared to commit to six months of the program fully
- Must be proficient in English
- Must have reliable internet throughout the program
To apply, visit Applications